Electronics Workshop Companion for Hobbyists

This handy TAB Electronics guide contains everything you need to know to set up a home electronics workshop, perform experiments, and assemble successful projects.

Electronics Workshop Companion for Hobbyists helps electronics enthusiasts set up a home workshop for conducting experiments, performing repairs, and constructing circuits and devices. This book is ideal for hobbyists as well as students who plan to work as electronics engineers or technicians someday.

This practical guide begins by explaining how to choose a site for, put together, and arrange a home electronics workshop. You’ll learn which tools you must have, and which ones they can do without but might want. The book covers common test equipment, particularly a multimeter (volt-ohm-milliammeter) and a computer-based audio scope. The bulk of the book comprises descriptions of, and data for, diverse electronic components including resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, and semiconductor devices. This practical guide concludes with information about additional components and discusses techniques for wire and cable splicing.

• Written by bestselling electronics hobbyist author Stan Gibilisco
• Explains how to select a work site and construct a bench
• Tips and tricks for component testing and measurement
• Handy formulas for calculating multiple-component values
• Plenty of clear, concise illustrations

Stan Gibilisco has written dozens of nonfiction books about science, mathematics, and electronics. The American Library Association (ALA) cited hisMcGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Personal Computing (McGraw-Hill, 1995) as one of the "Best References of 1996." Stan’s recent books includeBeginner's Guide to Reading Schematics, Making Everyday Electronics Work, andTeach Yourself Electricity and Electronics, 5th Edition.